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Historic gathering of steamboats at Hipango Park on the Whanganui River 1 Mar, 2021 04:00 AM 2 minutes to read Eight small steamboats clustered around the Waimarie and the Wairua at Hipango Park during the weekend regatta. Photo / Phil Pollero Eight small steamboats clustered around the Waimarie and the Wairua at Hipango Park during the weekend regatta. Photo / Phil Pollero Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron While Whanganui learned that new Covid-19 restrictions would begin on Sunday, a group of happy campers up the Whanganui Riv...

Steamboat regatta on the Whanganui River on February 27 to March 1 25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Steamboats Romany and Victoria from Auckland will join Steve McClune's Mary Rose (foreground) for a regatta on the Whanganui River this weekend. Photo / Supplied Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Anyone who enjoys the sights and sounds of steamboats chuffing on the Whanganui River is in for a treat this weekend as a fleet of small vessels converge for a regatta. Local steam enthusiast Steve McClune has taken his boat Mary Ros...